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The last time this happened was when global trade came to a virtual standstill in 2009.
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With annual population growth of 2.3%, this implied a virtual standstill in living standards.
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The report singled out Heathrow, which was at a virtual standstill for days when the snow hit.
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The wrangle has brought work on the tram network to a virtual standstill.
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On Friday, a general strike called by the rebels brought life in many parts of the country to a virtual standstill.
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The price of this dependence was paid in the first quarter of 2005 when household spending came to a virtual standstill.
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Growth in pivotal Guangdong province slowed and business on Hainan Island was brought to a virtual standstill by a real-estate bubble, now once more a problem.
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The 22-year-old Destiny's Child singer has brought Edinburgh to a virtual standstill over the past two days, mobbed by fans every time she set foot outside her hotel.
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The Hindu, in an editorial, says that negotiations over border disputes "will hopefully breathe political life into a process that is at a virtual standstill despite 15 rounds of talks".
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The tightening of America's trade rules has resulted in a virtual standstill in mining in the volatile eastern part of the country, until recently the source of rare metals used by American manufacturers.
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After a decade of virtual legislative standstill, for example, Kuwait's government is promoting educational reform, a redrawing of electoral districts to make voting fairer, and a removal of barriers to foreign investment.
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